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<br />1941 <br />7. Please describe any ways in which low- <br />income or marginalized <br />communities/households were engaged in <br />the creation of this project proposal. <br />USS’s program continues to improve and <br />expand, based on our past experiences and <br />feedback from those who have participated <br />in our trainings and installations in Durham, <br />Wake and Orange Counties —most recently <br />Braggtown community members in Durham, <br />the Weaver Community in Carrboro, and <br />Millbrook Highschool in Raleigh. Since 2023, <br />USS has partnered with the Carrboro <br />Stormwater Manager of Public Works, which <br />has assisted us with Education and Outreach <br />events to connect with underserved property <br />owners in Bolin Creek and get them signed <br />up to receive free USS stormwater <br />management installations. The City of <br />Raleigh Stormwater Engineering Services is <br />also helping USS connect with low-income or <br />marginalized communities requiring our <br />green infrastructure services. <br />8. Please describe any potential negative <br />side effects of the project and describe <br />the steps you are taking/will take to <br />eliminate or minimize these impacts to <br />any low-income or marginalized <br />communities/households. <br />The only negative side effect we foresee is a <br />lack of long-term maintenance on the best- <br />management stormwater systems that USS <br />teachers and students install. To ensure <br />long-term maintenance, our contract requires <br />that the property owner commit to <br />maintaining their systems for 5 years. USS <br />will continue to apply for funding to pay USS <br />teachers and their students to perform site <br />checks and provide maintenance services <br />(weeding, replanting, etc.) every 1-2 years <br />for USS installations on low-income <br />properties, reducing homeowner <br />maintenance costs to zero. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 7E7D300B-F83F-4917-A8A3-638B79C7D566